In a message dated 10/19/2002 4:51:26 PM Central Daylight Time, jeaniebean77@h... writes:
> Mary: If you are intimidated by this man you should not be studying with > him. Also, right before a competition is NOT the time to mess with > technique. It takes time to change vocal habits. Under stress you will > certainly revert to the old habit. He says you are singing in falsetto? > That term is normally used to describe a man's voice singing in a woman's > range (usually). Only the edges of the folds vibrate. Women don't have > falsetto, if you're using that definition. Most people do use that > definition. What do you mean by head voice? What do you mean by falsetto? > > It sounds like this guy doesn't know what he's talking about. What are his > > qualifications? >
Some teachers use the term falsetto in the female voice to describe a ct domninated production which lacks medial compression and cannot connect into chest without an audible shift. In this production only the outside edges are vibrating. This production is very breathy and weak and has a different timbre to it than a head voice that can blend back down into chest.
Randy Buescher
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